NATO EXPERT REPORT: HOW TO EFFICIENTLY STOP RUSSIA?

SOURCE: NATO.INT

8 December 2020 NATO EXPERT REPORT: HOW TO EFFICIENTLY STOP RUSSIA?

A two-day meeting of NATO foreign ministers was held in early December where the officials discussed reforms to amend the military bloc, among other topics. Therefore, an expert group wrote a report outlining suggestions about how to reboot the alliance. The high-level paper mentions still-belligerent Russia and its military potential as a chief task for the alliance.

After talks, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance is adapting its deterrence posture to address Russia’s destabilizing actions, but the ministers agree that they must continue to pursue dialogue with Russia. On the sidelines of the ministerial meeting, talks were held with foreign ministers of Georgia and Ukraine on security in the Black Sea basin and NATO’s continued support for both partners. On the meeting agenda was also a high-level report that is to be presented to NATO leaders at a summit planned for 2021. It will also update NATO’s Strategic Concept document as the current document dates from 2010 and considers Russia as a partner. The report was compiled